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| Sisi warns Egyptian press over freedoms |
| 2014-05-09 |
| [Iran Press TV] The former Egyptian army chief and current presidential candidate, Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, has warned newspaper editors not to press for freedom of speech and other rights. Sisi, the likely winner of the election later this month, gave the warning during a meeting with editors of major newspapers on Thursday. He said demands for greater freedom would jeopardize national security, calling on the senior editors not to press for dramatic reforms in state institutions by exposing corruption, and to give officials time to do their jobs. "Give officials a chance for, say, four months," Sisi said, adding, "If you have information or a subject you need to whisper in the ear [of officials], it is possible to do that without exposing it." Journalists have reportedly been the target of Egyptian authorities as part of a broader crackdown on dissent over the past months. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #4 Just following the lead of Obama administration apparatchiks. |
| Posted by: P2kontheroad 2014-05-09 12:26 |
| #3 You know damn well CNN did. |
| Posted by: Pappy 2014-05-09 10:08 |
| #2 Asking editors to not expose corruption? Betcha the Egyptian branches of the NY Times and WaPo stepped right inline. |
| Posted by: Spanky Elmereck7118 2014-05-09 09:06 |
| #1 Tell me again about how Moslems do Democracy. Moslems don't do Democracy. They won't ever do democracy. They are Moslems. |
| Posted by: Big Thromoth3646 2014-05-09 04:26 |